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Malware

Jamie Oliver website makes a meal of malware clean-up

Malware

Jamie Oliver website makes a meal of malware clean-up

The website of celebrity TV chef and food activist Jamie Oliver has been compromised with malware for the third time this year, potentially infecting the computers of the site's visitors.

Kyle Ellison • 13 May 2015

Malware

5 practical tips to avoid ransomware in your email

Malware

5 practical tips to avoid ransomware in your email

This guide offers you five informative tips on how best to avoid ransomware in your email, which is a common way for extortion-based malware to propagate itself.

Miguel Ángel Mendoza • 12 May 2015

Malware

CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

Malware

CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

Not only is Brazil one of the most populated countries in the world, but it is also one of the countries with the highest percentage of Internet users using online banking. The latest research from ESET is now available: CPL Malware in Brazil.

Matías Porolli • 07 May 2015

Malware

Rombertik: the malware that 'destroys' computers if detected

Malware

Rombertik: the malware that 'destroys' computers if detected

Researchers have uncovered a new malware which will try to 'destroy' the computer, reports Cisco. Let's understand how it really is.

Alan Martin • 06 May 2015

Malware

IDS, Firewall and Antivirus: what you need to have installed?

Malware

IDS, Firewall and Antivirus: what you need to have installed?

What's the difference between IDS, firewalls and antivirus? This guide should explain how they complement each other in a balanced security setup.

Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya • 30 Apr 2015

Malware

WattsUpDoc: US hospitals trial AC power probes to treat medical malware

Malware

WattsUpDoc: US hospitals trial AC power probes to treat medical malware

Two major hospitals in the United States are trialling a new system for detecting malware on medical devices, using probes that monitor AC power consumption to detect infections.

Kyle Ellison • 27 Apr 2015

Malware, Cybercrime

Ransomware: Should you pay the cybercriminals?

Malware, Cybercrime

Ransomware: Should you pay the cybercriminals?

If your files are encrypted by ransomware, should you pay the ransom? We examine the options...

Karl Thomas • 23 Apr 2015

Malware

New malware 'Punkey' detected in new point-of-sale attack

Malware

New malware 'Punkey' detected in new point-of-sale attack

A new advanced malware program targeting point-of-sale terminals is putting customer credit card details at risk, following a number of similar attacks already this year.

Kyle Ellison • 21 Apr 2015

Malware

Lawyer claims police placed malware on requested external hard drive

Malware

Lawyer claims police placed malware on requested external hard drive

A lawyer in Arkansas is claiming that police planted three different pieces of malware on an external hard drive in a controversial whistleblower case against the police force, reports 5 News Online.

Alan Martin • 15 Apr 2015